Celso leads Nutri Month program
Mayor Celso Lobregat on Tuesday, July 8, led city government, health and education officials in the opening program of this year’s Nutrition Month celebration with the theme “Wastong Nutrisyon Kailangan, Lifestyle Diseases Iwasan” which was held the city coliseum in Tetuan, city.
Lobregat said the month-long celebration this July is a nutrition education and information campaign designed to focus attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical habits.
The mayor also paid tribute to the city’s numerous barangay health workers now under the City Health Office for serving the community and providing supplemental feedings to preschoolers and underweight children.
Also present during the program under the auspices of the CHO led by Dr. Rodel Agbulos were Councilors Nonong Guingona, Abdurahman Nuño and Lilia Nuñ together with Regional Health Director Arestedes Tan, Norma Vecina and Nenita Agan of the City Schools Division Office, City Agriculturist Boy Palacat, City Social Welfare and Development Officer Francisco Barredo and Red Cross Administrator Victor Liozo Jr.
Highlighting the program were the nutrition jingle-singing contest and induction of the officers of the Zamboanga City Nutrition Committee. Contest participants came from barangay Sta. Maria, San Roque, Lapakan, Ayala and Sibulao. (Vic Larato)